Hook tape



G. R. UPHAM 1,771,154

- Jul 22,1930.

HOOK TAPE Filed Jan. 24, 1929 3 m 4% Q W attomq Patented July 22, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE GILBERT R. UPHAM, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE DEJLONG HOOK AND EYE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA HOOK TAPE Application filed. January 24, 1929. Serial No. 334,698.

My invention relates to the hook tape of a hook and eye tape structure, and it has for its object to provide a tape of novel construction wherein all portions of the hook except the bill portion are concealed by overlying portions of the tape structure.

It also is an object of the invention to pro vide a hook tape of a novel construction of a character such that although relatively thin material may be employed yet the completed structure will be strong and durable.

To these and other ends the invention comprehends the construction as hereinafter described in detail and particularly pointed out and defined. in the claims. V

In order that the invention may be readily understood and its practical advantages fully appreciated reference should be had to the accompanying drawing wherein I have illustrated one form of structure which embodies the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a hook tape embodying the invention and also showing a portion of a garment or other fabric to the edge portion of which the tape is secured; 1

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a portion or section of hook tape embodying the invention; and

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section showing ahook tape embodying the invention and. an eye tape bot-h of which are secured to the adjoining edge portions of a garment or other fabric, the hook and eye which are illustrated being shown in interlocked relation.

In the drawing I have shown a strip of fabric 1 folded lengthwise or longitudinally along a line midway between its opposite edges, as indicated at 2. The strip 1 having been thus folded the hooks 3 are secured thereto by any suitable means but preferably by rivets 4. The rivets as shown extend through the fastening eyes 5 of the hooks and in the construction as illustrated extend through both sides or plies of the folded strip 1. The fastening eyes 5 are located in ad joining relation to the separate or free edges of the folded strip 1, while the bill or front ends thereof terminatein adjoining relation .to the folded edge 2,as is clearly shown.

The hooks'having been secured to the folded strip 1 a strip 10 is then folded over the free or separate edges of the strip 1. One

side 11 of the strip 10 extends over the rear side of the folded strip 1 to conceal the ends of the rivets 4. The opposite side thereof extends over the opposite ends of the rivets and also over the fastening eyes 5 and underneath the bill 12 of thehook to conceal the shank portion of the said hook. Preferably the edge portion of the strip which extends underneath the bill 12 of the hook is folded as indicated at 13 so as to provide a smooth edge which is exposed when the tape is fastened to the fabric ofa garment such as is indicated at 14.

The opposite free edges of the folded strip 10 are sewed together andto the strip lby means of a line of stitching" 1'5..At intervals the said stitching is jogged as indicated at 16 so as to avoid the hooks 3. In passing around the outer ends of the hooksonly" two stitches are taken, one of "which is indicated at 16 while the other is indicated at 16". These two stitches, 16 and 16, form an angle of approximately ninety degrees, as is shown in the drawing.

The tape, having been thus constructed, is ready for attachment to the edge portion of a garment or other fabric, and such attachment is made in the manner indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The inner edge portion of the tape is connected by means of a line of stitching 17 to the fabric. The stitches at 17 extend through the four thicknesses of the tape as shown. The outer edge of the tape is secured to the fabric 14 by means of a line of stitching at 18 which extends through only two thicknesses of the tape. The said line of stitching extends in adj oining relation to and parallel with the folded edge 2 of the strip 1. The eyes 20 of the hook and eye tape 21 are adapted to be interhave provided a hook tape of a character such that a strong and durable tape structure may be provided even though fabric which is relatively thin may be employed in its manufacture. It also will be seen that I have provided a tape structure in which the opposite edges are formed by the folded edges of the strips which enter into its construction whereby the said edges are smooth and even.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hook tape comprising a strip of fabric folded lengthwise, hooks secured to the folded strip, the fastening means extending through both plies thereof, and a folded strip of fabric which infolds the separate free edges of the first named folded strip and overlies the opposite sides of the latter.

2. A hook tape comprising a strip of fabric folded lengthwise along a line midway between the opposite edges thereof, hooks secured to the said folded strip, the fastening means therefor extending through both sides of the said folded strip, a strip having a fold provided upon one edge thereof and the said strip being folded lengthwise to form oppositely disposed sides which sides overlie and infold the opposite sides of the first named folded strip and conceal the separate free edges of the first named folded strip, and a line of stitching extending through theoppositely disposed edges of the second named folded strip and through the first named folded strip along a line adjacent the folded edge of the said first named strip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto signed my name this 22nd day of January, 1929.

GILBERT R. UPHA'M. 

